President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in New York, USA, to attend the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. This year’s Session is on the theme, “The United Nations at 70- The road ahead for peace, security and human rights.” Ahead of the opening of the General Assembly on Monday, President Mahama will […]
A section of the Jamaican press is apparently not happy about Dancehall star Sean Pul’s decision to be part of a line-up billed to perform for Pope Francis as he visits the capital of the United States. Below is a cull from 18karatereggae.com The piece was titled Reggae Dancehall has become a joke. Sean Paul
Last week on the X Factor UK, two Ghanaians, Reggie Zippy and Boli had the legendary Simon Cowell dazed. The two hiplifers who perform under the name Menn On Point are now domiciled in the United Kingdom where they wowed Simon Cowell and his panel of judges at the X Factor reality show following a
Of late a number of potential stars have appeared on the entertainment scene. The most notable among the lot was Yaa Yaa aka Bertha who featured on Okyeame Kwame’s award winning song ‘Faithful’. After graduating from the Stars of the Future reality show, Yaa Yaa was touted as one of the voices to watch; unfortunately
For sometime now the popularity of highlife has been contested with pundits questioning its attractiveness and ability to survive the changing trends on the music landscape. With the deluge of western music forms like reggae and dancehall along with the development of hiplife music, it appeared as if highlife was dying. Added to this is
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has vetted contestants for its national elections during the Union’s 6th Quadrennial Congress scheduled for Koforidua in the Eastern Region from October 29 – 31. In all seven positions are being contested for with five contestants going unopposed. The contestants have been declared unopposed are Deborah Freeman the incumbent
The Founder of the Kristo Asafo Mission, Apostle Kojo Safo Kantanka has advised musicians to build a united front to work together for the development of the industry. He said infighting, backbiting and character assassination would not augur well for the industry. Apostle Kojo Safo made the call when a delegation of musicians led by
The Ashanti Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslims Mission, Maulvi Abdul Hamid Tahir, has reminded Muslims that each of them has a right to join any political party of his or her choice or vote for anybody aspiring for a political office in the country. However, they have a religious obligation to refrain from any
The twice defeated flagbearer of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akufo-Addo has warned members of the party against playing the tribal card as they campaign to wrestle power from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). In his view, the party can only win the 2016 elections if party supporters treat all ethnic
Ace Afro Pop rocker and MUSIGA Pro member Becca is to perform at the Global Goals Citizens Festival in New York City on Saturday, September 26. The festival, headlined by Beyoncé, Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay, will be held on the Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park, where 60,000 global citizens will
